An injured mother travels miles to receive MAP medicines to treat a severe laceration By the time Claudette arrived at the mission clinic, she was already exhausted and in unbearable pain. A few months before, she had suffered a severe laceration on her hand from a knife,
Read more →***As all of our members and colleagues are working tirelessly to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made the decision to postpone our focus on medical missions guidelines, including the webinar and social media, to a later date. Please visit the PQMD Community of Practice for
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PQMD in the Field: Midwifery Training in Papua New Guinea with Partners Heart to Heart, International and BD Thanks to the generosity of PQMD partners, and members, Heart to Heart, International (HHI) and BD, PQMD office manager Gretchen Warwick recently spent two weeks working alongside nurses and
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A True Mercy Ships Transformation: Esther’s Story Six-year-old Esther was full of charisma—a bright, bubbly little girl who saw the joy in every situation. But Esther suffered with a windswept leg caused by rickets—a brittle bone condition that causes leg deformities. When children don’t get the nutrients
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PQMD and Americares Work Together on Healthcare System Strengthening-Medical Missions Initiative PQMD and Americares continue to work together on the Healthcare System Strengthening-Medical Missions Initiative. The initiative aims to improve the practice, impact and sustainability of medical missions to better support and strengthen local healthcare systems.
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Heart to Heart International and BD Sponsor #PQMDinHaiti Thanks to the generous support of members Heart to Heart International (HHI) and Becton Dickinson (BD), PQMD Director of Communications & Disaster Response, Jennifer Liles, recently had the chance to spend a week in Haiti with a mission team
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BAXTER BIOSURGERY PRODUCTS PROVE TO BE CRITICAL ASSET ON MEDICAL MISSION TRIPS In a community high in the mountains of a colonial town, dirt floors span underfoot and a constant aroma of smoke floats within the building walls, yet residents maintain access to free, high-quality surgical care.
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